Vezirköprü Şahinkaya Canyon

Şahinkaya Canyon (Şahinkaya Kanyonu), which is located inside the Altınkaya Dam Lake (Altınkaya Baraj Gölü) and completed in 1988. It is tucked in between steep cliffs of approximately 5 km in length and hundreds of meters in height. This canyon, which is a natural wonder created by Kızılırmak in thousands of years, has taken on its present appearance with the rise of the water of the dam lake. It is an incredible natural wonder with its challenging slopes, lush green vegetation and is one of the 5 tourism regions in Samsun.